Beltane or May Day, one of Scotland’s two most important seasonal turning-points, marks the traditional move to outdoor life, before the reverse move back inside happens at Samhainn or Hallowe’en. Opening the May Day celebrations is Beltane Fire Festival on Calton Hill (Mon 30 Apr), followed by another exciting week of trad art festivities, including the … Continued
Collaborate and Listen: free discussion, Q&A and networking event at The Scottish Storytelling Centre What: A chance to hear about the collaborative storytelling residency and performance Where I Stand: A New Conversation before it’s Edinburgh debut within TradFest. (Followed by an open forum, Q&A and networking opportunity) Where I Stand: A New Conversation is a performance … Continued
OFF AXIS – BANDS GETTING BANDS NOTICED Off Axis helps bands to connect together and build audiences and networks across the UK. The system works by connecting artists and allowing them to host one another at gigs in their respective hometowns – solving the problem of finding meaningful and well attended shows in other towns … Continued
Check out this video for a summary of Make Music Day 2017: ABOUT MAKE MUSIC DAY Make Music Day is a free celebration of music, taking place on the longest day of the year – 21 June. It takes place across the UK and in over 120 countries worldwide. Make Music Day is: Performed by anyone, … Continued
The 8th Black Isle Fiddle Weekend will take place from 29th June – 1st July 2018!! Do you want to learn from some of the finest fiddle players in Scotland in a unique Highland setting? Join us in Cromarty this summer for a hugely popular weekend for adult learners. Intensive tuition in a small class setting, top-notch … Continued
Storytelling knows no boundaries, it takes us on a journey beyond existing facts or knowledge, it revives what is forgotten or past, it engages what surrounds us and teaches us something new. It’s the perfect gateway into Intangible Heritage. We have gathered a list of 10 storytelling events from this year’s TradFest programme that will … Continued
Image Credit: Ros Gasson Only three days to apply for Dance Base & Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland Autumn Residency! This week-long residency provides artists with an opportunity to undertake creative exploration rooted in, or influenced by, traditional Scottish dance and culture. Dance Base and the Traditional Dance Forum have come together on this because … Continued
There are some fantastic RCS Traditional Music gigs happening in Glasgow next month. Make sure you get yourself along to them! 11th May @ Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church Acoustic Vocal Concert Students from our Traditional Music department present an evening of acoustic song at Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church. This performance focuses on Scots and … Continued
With less than one week to go until the Opening Concert of this year’s TradFest, it is high time we asked the people involved in the festival what they are gearing up to see! Donald Smith, TRACS Director Sat 28 April, The White Bird Passes: A rare opportunity to see this stark yet stunningly beautiful evocation … Continued
The 29th of April is International Dance Day and we had the pleasure to speak to Nic Gareiss, percussive dancer and musician of the Swedish-Irish-Canadian quartet This is How we Fly! Find out more about Nic’s passion for step dance and how the quartet started out, before making your way to the Pleasance! What does … Continued
TRACS (Traditional Arts & Culture Scotland, SCIO SC043009) is a co-operative network which champions our shared traditions of music, song, storytelling, dance, crafts, customs and local languages. TRACS brings together the Traditional Music Forum (SCIO SC042867), the Scottish Storytelling Forum (SCIO SC052330) and the Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland (SCIO SC045085). Together we celebrate the local distinctiveness of Scotland’s places: our intangible cultural heritage. TRACS and the Forums have their registered office at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SR.
